Bayou Regional 2015

[Tytus Gerrish]

I flew over the dyke

https://youtu.be/4bR1qcOqpDM

[GeeTwo]

OBTW, around here, we call them levees. Dykes are in the Netherlands.

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

I flew over the dyke

https://youtu.be/4bR1qcOqpDM

[Rowley]

Webcast should be here:

http://www.coderedrobotics.com/2015-...otics-regional

But no sound yet...

[AllenGregoryIV]

The #1 alliance has been up to a lot of cheesecaking with Flare their 3rd robot. They added a canburgler and a noodle defense system.

https://twitter.com/Spectrum3847/sta...678162944?s=03

[jdaming]

Much deserved Chairmans for 3337 Panth Robotics! Congrats!!!

[thatprogrammer]

Barring a disappointment due to a misunderstanding, it was a great regional! Great to see so many great teams at the regional.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

The #1 alliance has been up to a lot of cheesecaking with Flare their 3rd robot. They added a canburgler and a noodle defense system.

https://twitter.com/Spectrum3847/sta...678162944?s=03

Allen,
not sure why you need a noodle blocker.
A box on wheels can do the same thing.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

The #1 alliance has been up to a lot of cheesecaking with Flare their 3rd robot. They added a canburgler and a noodle defense system.

https://twitter.com/Spectrum3847/sta...678162944?s=03

Originally Posted by waialua359

Allen,
not sure why you need a noodle blocker.
A box on wheels can do the same thing.

They only deployed the noodle blocker once in the semis (?second round?); Robin got at least one noodle over it, and they pulled it the next match.

[GeeTwo]

A big thanks to 3937 (Breakaway) and 3039 (Wildcat Robotics) for trusting scouting over ranking, and inviting us into alliance! We'll see y'all in St Louis!

[alex.lew]

1912 would like to thank Teams 34 and 2080 for inviting us to join their alliance. It was an amazing run to the semifinals, and we found the best ways to leverage our strengths. We couldn't quite make that final stack of 6, but every robot was playing at its best throughout elims. Go Fiery Tornado Rockets!
To both alliances who advanced to the finals, we were happy to cheer you on, 2 absolutely thrilling matches with not much to separate the winners from the finalists. Good luck at Worlds, especially to our hometown neighbors 3946!
HUGE congratulations to Team 3337 for their RCA win!! You definitely deserved it, wonderfully produced video. Your team has done so much in the region, it's hard to believe this is only your first RCA. I can't wait to see your team build on this win in the coming years.
Also, congrats to the 2 Dean's List Finalists, Danielle Massey (3337 - this really is an exceptional role-model team) and Ben Rowley, who extends 1912's DL streak at the Bayou Regional to 7 finalists. Best of luck as you progress to CMP!
On more of a personal note, thank you to the Bayou Regional Planning Committee, BLaST and the wonderful volunteers (among whom were this year's Volunteer of the Year Daniel Eiland from 3337 and Woodie Flowers Finalist Chuck Dickerson from 456) for making this event possible. I can't imagine my FRC experience without Bayou. I've learned so much about teamwork, resilience, and Gracious Professionalism, and I'll always treasure the unforgettable memories from the past 4 years. I'm really going to miss this regional next year - but I will hopefully be coming back as a volunteer. Team members come and go, but Bayou never disappoints and always amazes.

[MariOlsen]

Team 5416 TaRDIS had a great time at our first ever regional. We especially want to thank 4639 for being such great travel partners, 3847 and 1477 for all their support before and during Bayou, and the many many people who complimented our team name, shirts, and pit. Sorry we ran out of buttons! We also want to thank the coordinators for all their hard work and letting us help out - we had a blast. We also wanted to thank the safety advisors for all their advice and the judges for giving us Rookie All-Star. Congratulations to 3946, 3927, and 3039 for winning the finals; 1477 for Engineering Inspiration; and 3337 Panthrobotics for Chairman's (and trying to teach us how to dance)! See you in St. Louis!

[Trevor Harris]

Originally Posted by alex.lew

1912 would like to thank Teams 34 and 2080 for inviting us to join their alliance. It was an amazing run to the semifinals, and we found the best ways to leverage our strengths.

On behalf of Team 34 we were glad to have you on our alliance. It was an amazing run for our team. 34 has undergone a complete overhaul during the past two years so a trip to the semifinals was a win for us. It was a pleasure to work with 1912 and 2080! We sqeezed every ounce of potential out of a simple robot built to the KISS method. I left the Bayou with another case of robot envy. So many innovative solutions.

The Bayou is the end of the road for us this season. There is talk of an off-season event in Huntsville, Alabama this fall. Perhaps we will meet again this year.
Best wishes to all teams with regionals and a championship ahead of them this year!

[Chris Copelan]

To all of the teams that attended the 2015 Bayou Regional:

I hope all of you have as good of a time at Bayou, that I had being your Master of Ceremonies. Year after year, you guys amaze me with your innovation and creativity. I truly believe that the Bayou is one of the best regionals that FRC offers. To the teams that traveled from far and wide to attend, thank you. Please know that you are always welcome to come back! We enjoy showing the southern hospitality from the local teams along with all of the volunteers that make this event what it is.

Next year will be the 10th year of the event. The planning committee is already giving thoughts on how and what can be done to celebrate.

Thanks,
Chris

[MysterE]

Hello everyone, I am still a bit at a loss for words over this particular regional. Needless to say congratulations to each and every person from each and every team that attended. I always love attending Bayou because everyone that is there has such a great heart for FIRST and constantly demonstrates why Gracious Professionalism is a way of life.

My team had a lot of fun dancing with you, cheering with you, and being a part of our great community. I will not relist all of the names and the teams that have already been congratulated - what I will say is that I never thought that we would be at the place to have to say thank you for so many things. I plan on posting something longer in a subsequent post. For now - I can't wait to see some of you at World and some of you at the Red Stick Rumble (Hint Hint Hint)

-Daniel

[tomead]

This was really a fun event, it is nice to be in a relaxing atmosphere which this certainly was. I always love the time I spend in the Big Easy and look forward to next year. Great job guy's, I am sure the rest of the team feels the same.